"It's All About Us!"

Have you ever noticed that when we are in pain or troubles hit our lives how we make every thing revolve around us? Think about that for a moment. Our troubled life makes our mind and our actions revolve around us completely! There is little thought about what someone else might need or the help that is offered to another troubled heart. It is all about us! Over the years I have observed people in their difficulties and when they talk to you, they quickly want to leave any small talk or other concerns to talk about what they are going through. I guess that is part of human nature but does it reveal how self centered we really are?

You look at Jesus. His time was at hand and He knew the very night He was going to be arrested. His twelve hand-picked apostles were sitting with Him and not once did they ask about His condition or life. What did Jesus do? Washed their feet and served them. Jesus taught them the reality of the truth and what was being done for their sake. His betrayer was sitting right in front of Him while Jesus washed his feet. Even upon revealing the betrayer and the failure of Peter, not once did they ask how He was doing and what could they do to help. Opportunities were being given all twelve and they didn't even know it.

Jesus takes Peter, James and John with Him in His distress to the Gethsemane (Matt. 26:37-37). All He asked of them was to keep watch and pray. Nothing more as the grief and distress was building in His heart. Jesus prays. His disciples sleep. Jesus encourages them. Jesus prays. His disciples sleep. Jesus encourages them to keep watch and pray so that temptation won't overtake them. Jesus prays. His disciples sleep.

What do we learn? Even in one of the most difficult times of our Savior's life, He still thought about others. The others thought about themselves! We are a selfish people wrapped up in the cloak of "us"! No wonder we are told to not look out just for our personal interests but for the interests of others because that was the attitude of Christ (Phil. 2:4-5). Easy to say but it takes a surrendered heart to follow. Just listen to what you speak to others and it might surprise you how much is about....YOU!